(1913 - 1994) 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. Nixon’s second term ended early, when he became the only president to resign from office, following the Watergate scandal. T.L.S. ‘R N’ as President on White House letterhead, 2pp. 8vo., May 4, 1972, thanking a man in New York for his support of the strategy Nixon is pursuing in Vietnam. Nixon writes in part: ‘… While American air and sea involvement is essential at this time and will continue until the invasion stops, our goal remains as it always has — the achievement of a peaceful solution to the conflict so that the people of South Vietnam can determine their own future.’ Mailing folds, else fine condition.